The Durban University of Technology, in association with the Rhodes University will be hosting a ‘Community Engagement Conference’ titled, ‘Community Engagement: Towards Social & Epistemic Justice’ from May 31- June 2, 2017. The purpose of this conference is to raise the debate and engender further critical inquiry on the philosophical and theoretical underpinnings and conceptual perspectives of community engagement and how they progress social and epistemic justice in contemporary South Africa and globally. Dr Rajesh Tandon, Founder-President PRIA & Co-Chair, UNESCO Chair, will deliver the keynote address at the conference.

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The UNESCO Chair in Community Based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education grows out of and supports the UNESCO global lead to play “a key role in assisting countries to build knowledge societies”.